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Box fail to bring the house down
NATIONWIDE House gained their first win in Division One as they cruised to victory over visitors Box. Mark Flay, with 5-27 in 13 overs, was mainly responsible for seeing Box collapse to 107 all out. Mark Vincent's 61 not out then set up a seven-wicket
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Dragon boats battle it out
Big-hearted companies, clubs and groups are being urged to make a splash for charity at the annual Dragon Boat Race throughout Saturday. Teams of 10 paddlers and a drummer to beat the time will battle it out on the lake at Coate Water in aid of the British
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On the edge
WILTSHIRE'S hopes of reaching Worthing for a second successive year in the inter-county championship hang in the balance. They were surprisingly beaten at home by five shots by Worcestershire in their opening Middleton Cup group match at Wootton Bassett
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Mercury soars
Ref. 30794-6WILTSHIRE sizzled as the mercury soared yesterday. The hottest day of the year saw temperatures hit 27C with glorious sunshine and blue skies. Met Office forecaster Steve Randall said: "Swindon and Wiltshire enjoyed some great weather with
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Addicts' trail of destruction
DRUGS FEATURE: HEROIN addicts leave a trail of destruction behind them in their ceaseless quest for a fix. Oscar Struijve, 39, and his wife, Astrid Wissenburg, 38, had their home ransacked by a heroin addict. The couple was devastated because among the
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Hope in a bottle
DRUGS FEATURE: Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used to treat heroin addiction for 30 years. It mimics the effect heroin has on receptors in the brain, reducing the cravings addicts experience when coming off the drug. The green liquid,
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Debbi uses her bottle as the mercury soars
Ref. 30794-6SWINDON sizzled as the mercury soared yesterday. The hottest day of the year saw temperatures hit 27C with glorious sunshine and blue skies. Met Office forecaster Steve Randall said: "Swindon enjoyed some great weather with more than 12 hours
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CHART-TOPPING boy band Blue are to headline at Wiltshire Festival's Party in the Park when it returns this summer. The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival promoter Neil Cooper has secured the acts he believes
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Wanderers come up trumps at Butlins
TWO North Wilts & District Youth under 13 teams, Croft Juniors and Westlea Wanderers, faced each other in the final of the Festival of Football at Butlins, in Minehead. Teams from the South West and Midlands were represented and it was a tribute to
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Bumper fun time
ANOTHER 170 youngsters flocked to the latest Swindon Town soccer fun week to round off a hugely successful season for the club's community office. The regular courses during the school holidays have attracted more than 1,000 pupils during the past year
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Cricklade on lookout for new players
CRICKLADE TOWN are looking for new players. The Wiltshire League Premier Division football side also run a reserve team, and need a substantial squad to compete at that level. New players are invited to pre-season training which starts on Tuesday, June
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Relax like the Romans at new centre
RESIDENTS in Swindon are being offered the chance to relax the way the Romans used to at a new purpose-built centre. The benefits of wet and dry heat have been heralded through the ages. And now visitors to the Link Centre will soon be able to unwind
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Golf day to aid charity
Cancer charity CALM the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Movement holds its 11th annual golf day on Thursday, June 24 and is looking for players to take part in this fundraising event. Last year the golf day raised more than £5,000. It is once again being
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Dragon boats battle it out
Big-hearted companies, clubs and groups are being urged to make a splash for charity at the annual Dragon Boat Race throughout Saturday. Teams of 10 paddlers and a drummer to beat the time will battle it out on the lake at Coate Water in aid of the British
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Volunteers are brushing up on skills
Ref. 30764-54Volunteers became painters and decorators to mark the re-launch of a community action group. Swindon Volunteers has been renamed Volunteer Centre Swindon and people were out in force to highlight the occasion. A range of events took place
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Centre in appeal for more helpers
A COMMUNITY centre that has been at the heart of life in Nythe for 30 years could face closure if volunteers don't come forward to help run it. About 20 different community groups use the centre in The Drive each week and say it is vital for their existence
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Banned beggars will turn to crime
DRUG addict beggars cleared off Swindon's streets will simply resort to other crimes to get cash, says a charity worker. Phil Smith, of Swindon's Threshold Housing Link, believes addicts desperate for a fix will start using more subtle methods of getting
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Farmer calls for steel barrier
Ref. 30789-14More people will lose their lives on a stretch of the M4 unless steel crash barriers are put up, a Brinkworth farmer fears. John Brice says that since 2001 seven vehicles have been involved in separate accidents on a section of the westbound
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School's culture cash
SCHOOLCHILDREN are celebrating a £10,000 windfall. The money, from the Barclays New Futures scheme, will be used to create a project for up to ten youngsters from different cultural backgrounds documenting what it is like to be a child from that background
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£2m Magic Box is brought in to reduce fridge mountain
Ref. 30791-48A FRIDGE shredder is set to revolutionise the way Swindon deals with its waste. Dubbed The Magic Box by council chiefs, the £2 million mobile machine will make light work of Swindon's fridge mountain at the Household Waste Recycling Centre
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Child porn doctor may face prison
A DOCTOR has been warned he could face jail after admitting trying to download child pornography from the internet. When anaesthetist Carl Pritchard appeared before a judge at Swindon Crown Court he pleaded guilty to seven counts of attempting to make
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No help from the politicians
IT was with much interest that I read on Saturday, May 29, your article in which the main political parties explained their social service aims. All I could do was sit back and say to myself, "what tosh." I am a father of a 23-year-old male who suffers
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Green fields are under threat from developers
WHY are Swindon's best green spaces and rural buffer all under threat at once? There are now plans afoot for vast developments at the Front Garden, Coate Water, Shaw Community Forest, and Swindon's rural buffer at Purton and Cricklade. Together these
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Countdown
TOMMY MOONEY is growing increasingly frustrated over his unresolved future at the County Ground and the striker has made it clear that the clock is ticking. The 32-year-old (pictured) admits he has 'significant interest' from six to eight other clubs
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Youngsters to have their say on bid for skate park
SKATE-park campaigners are to lobby Highworth town councillors tonight. The Highworth Sk8ers want the council to back plans to build a park on the Rec. Several sites have recently been assessed with the help of professional skate park company GBH. The
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Brave Pinehurst just fail to qualify
PINEHURST Netball Club narrowly missed out on a place in the National Clubs League after finished fourth in the entry tournament at Kettering. Pinehurst performed well, but with only the top two going into the national set-up, Lawn remain the only WIltshire
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We want to have a ban on smoking
Robert TaylourTHE Prime Minister's revelation of a possible Government ban on public smoking has been welcomed by Swindon health watchdogs. Mr Blair said: "We are considering it and that's as much as it is at the moment. "Until we have done the various
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Small firms on the up in South West
SMALL businesses in the South West are on their way up, according to a new report. For the first time in 18 months the survey, conducted by NatWest, found that more than a quarter of the respondents reported significant improvements in their sales. But
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Business offered a no-cost 'check-up'
Businesses can now receive a free in-depth evaluation of their competitive performance as part of the Implement Best Business Practice programme offered by Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire. The initiative is designed to provide firms with the know-how
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Companies step out to swell Cancer Research coffers
Ref. 30783-130SWINDON firms showed their caring side this weekend as they took part in the annual Race for Life. A record 3,000 women converged in Lydiard Park for the event, which aims to raise £200,000 for Cancer Research UK. Amy Bentley, 22, joined
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Sales of organic burgers booming
Ref. 26992-31SIZZLING sausages and burgers could still be on the menu for those wanting a healthy diet this summer. Eastbrook Farm, of Bishopstone, says sales of its "guilt-free" organic takeaways are booming. And with the weather hotting up, owner Helen
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'All I want to do is get clean and get back to work'
DRUGS FEATURE: Martin (not his real name) is desperately waiting for a course of methadone to help combat his £50-a-day habit. He was put on a Drug Treatment and Testing order two weeks ago for shoplifting, and fears it will be weeks before he can see
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Let down by the system
Ref. 30759-52Drug addicts seeking to break the shackles of their habit need all the help they can get. One of the key components of programmes designed to get users off drugs is the heroin substitute, methadone. But, as TAMASH LAL discovered, getting
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Crumbling school sends pupils home
Children at a Penhill school are being turned away from lessons because cracks have been found in the classrooms. About 270 pupils at Seven Fields Primary School will have to do their work at home for a week at a time until the end of term. Acting headteacher
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Raiders rob popular pizza takeaway at gunpoint
THREE raiders brandishing a gun burst into a pizza takeaway in a late- night raid, escaping with what police called a "large sum". The men broke into the back of Domino's Pizza in High Street, Old Town, at 1.30am yesterday. A handgun left by one of the
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This is not a done deal
Ref. 30799-24 Swindon resident Chris LowryPlans to bulldoze Shaw Community Forest to make way for a new football stadium have been dealt a blow by Swindon's political leaders. Council leader Mike Bawden has said he would not vote for the proposal as it
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No place to hide . . .
Ref. 30798-1FRIENDS of a teenager who died in a car smash have called on the driver, who disappeared after the accident, to give himself up. Part of Pinehurst Road was blocked off yesterday evening as about 200 people gathered to remember Matthew Styles
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Pirates can't rob Marine
Swindon Supermarine hosted their annual six-a-side tournament at Hunts Copse on Saturday and one of the host teams duly took the honours. Thanks to a maximum attendance of 32 teams and good weather the event proved a huge success, with Marine's C team
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Girls play the game
Highworth Junior Girls' Football Club hosted an under 10s mini soccer festival at their ground in Highworth on Sunday. It was a non-competitive festival, with the emphasis on the girls playing the game and having fun at the same time. Although there were
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Dynamos' stars shineas PSV godown 3-2
This week in the Leisure Leagues five-a-side football played at Abbey Meads School on Sunday evening, North Star Dynamos beat their nearest rivals PSV Hangover to move two points clear at the top. PSV got off to a good start and took the lead, but North
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Greenmeadow golden strike
GREENMEADOW were one of the winners at the Tom Jones sixes at the weekend, and while the man who lends his name to the tournament was not present, one member of the family did play a key role. Former Swindon Town midfielder Tom is currently half-way through
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Cancer appeal to benefit from journalism awards do
GENEROUS firms around Swindon have donated a range of raffle prizes in aid of the Swindon Cancer Appeal. The raffle will take place at the Wiltshire Media Awards at the Marriott Hotel on Thursday June 17. Prizes include a night's stay in the Hilton Hotel
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Green electricity could be a breeze
Artist Impression. Organic farmer Adam TwineTHE foundations of a wind farm outside Watchfield will finally be dug on Saturday after a 10-year planning battle. The five-turbine wind farm on the Old Airfield, Westmill Farm, Watchfield, will have 164-ft
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Pupils get lessons in dealing with a crisis
Ref. 30795-10SWINDON youngsters will know just what to do in an emergency, thanks to a community safety scheme. Over the next two weeks, 1,052 Year 6 pupils from schools across Swindon and the surrounding area will take part in a fun day with a serious
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We want to have a ban on smoking
Robert TaylourTHE Prime Minister's revelation of a possible Government ban on public smoking has been welcomed by Swindon health watchdogs. Mr Blair said: "We are considering it and that's as much as it is at the moment. "Until we have done the various
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£100 fines for truancy
PARENTS who allow their children to truant from Swindon schools may face on-the-spot fines in the new academic year. Swindon Council is drawing up guidelines for head teachers who from September will be able to issue penalties of up to £100 if children
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Youngsters to have their say on bid for skate park
SKATE-park campaigners are to lobby Highworth town councillors tonight. The Highworth Sk8ers want the council to back plans to build a park on the Rec. Several sites have recently been assessed with the help of professional skate park company GBH. The
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Looking forward to a square deal
Ref. 30766-20A SWINDON community is throwing its weight behind a project to give a run-down area a facelift. An arts group charged with the task of getting the £8,000 Sussex Square project in Walcot off the ground has been encouraged by residents getting
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Drug Facts
There are about 2,500 heroin and crack addicts in Swindon. They are responsible for most burglaries and steal a staggering £180,000 of goods from shops daily. Last year, the Evening Advertiser and the police teamed up to launch the Swindon Drugs Hotline
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Remark spoilt our day
AS an avid Swindon Town football fan I must put pen to paper with regard to my enjoyment of watching my team in the second leg play offs. My husband and myself accompanied my son and friends to the Litten Tree public house in Fleet Street. What a wonderful
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Consultation was far from 'extensive'
DO the two public presentations re the proposed stadium to be built on top of Shaw Forest Community Park constitute the "extensive" public consultation put forward by St Modwen/STFC in their joint press release of March 27? In the council Cabinet minutes
